Information about Cabinet

A
Cabinet made up of the Leader, Deputy Leader
and eight Cabinet Members is responsible for all executive
decisions, with each Member holding the brief for a portfolio of
services. Decisions can be taken by individual members of the
Cabinet or collectively by the full Cabinet. The Leader determines
what decisions are delegated to individual Members and this is set
out in Table 2 of the Scheme of Delegation (Part 3 of the Council's
Constitution).

The
Cabinet leads the preparation of the Council's policies and budget
and makes recommendations to the County Council on the major policy
plans and the budget and Council Tax. The Cabinet and Cabinet
Members take decisions within this framework of plans and
procedural rules approved by the Council, including key decisions.
It is held to account by the Council for its
performance.

The
Council produces a forward plan containing notice of key decisions
to be taken by the Cabinet and Cabinet Members in the next 28 days
and indicative programme of proposed decisions for the following
months. The Notice of Decisions also gives notice of which meetings
may be held in private (in whole or part) and how residents can
make representations about this.